Stir-fry a few times, add hot water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat.

While stewing the meat, Zhao Sufang kept an eye on her eldest son in the yard.

Li Weijun was scraping the remaining meat and grease off the rabbit skin with a knife. This was the first step in cooking the rabbit skin. The next step was to wash the blood off the fur with soapy water and then soak it in alum water to tan.

Judging from her eldest son's demeanor, she's been through it all; she must be dating someone.

Besides, the eldest son has never been this diligent in doing chores around the house.

Around 2 PM, a fragrant aroma wafted from the pot. I poked the meat with chopsticks, and it went in easily, so it was cooked.

Zhao Sufang took out a covered enamel rice bowl, filled it with rabbit and chicken, and then took a dozen or so plain steamed buns and a dozen or so fried dough sticks, all wrapped together in a cloth.

Li Xiangdong rode his bicycle, with Zhao Sufang sitting on the back, carrying a bundle, and the two of them headed straight for Quanshui Village.

Here, it's usually the daughters and sons-in-law who visit the bride's family, while the fathers-in-law and mothers-in-law rarely visit their daughters' homes. But this time, because of her eldest son's wedding, Zhao Sufang couldn't care less about that.

When they arrived at Quanshui Village, only two elderly women were looking after Daxia. Li Ying and Hongshui had gone to the fields to till the soil, as the team was going to plant corn and the ground couldn't be too wet.

Li Xiangdong was a frequent visitor, and when he came to Third Sister's house, he felt right at home, while Zhao Sufang was still a little reserved.

However, under the warm hospitality of Grandma Hong and Grandma Jiang, she quickly became less reserved.

Because she wanted to tell her eldest son's daughter that she was the sister-in-law of Hong Mei, the eighth daughter of her in-laws, Old Mrs. Hong, Zhao Sufang first told her mother-in-law about it.

Grandma Hong was delighted to hear this and readily agreed, saying that she would ask Li Ying to act as a matchmaker when Li Ying returned.

Seeing the two in-laws chatting so warmly, Li Xiangdong put some chicken and rabbit meat into their bowls and asked Grandma Jiang and Daxia to try them while they were still hot.

Grandma Jiang took a bite and then put down her chopsticks.

She was very pleased with her apprentice's filial piety, but since no one else had eaten, it didn't seem right for her to eat more.